15 Steps to Building a Winning CV by Liam Horan
Three typical post-interview reactions
In an interview, anything can happen. Like the path of true love, it can take wholly unexpected turns. A well-prepared candidate reacts accordingly. Here John Moloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, elaborates on three common post-interview reactions from candidates. “The interview was very short – it felt like they were just going through the […]
Application forms: Where to start?
Q: I am going for a promotion in my job – it’s a public service position, Along with all my job details (i.e. dates worked, positions and responsibilities), there are another 12 sections in the application form where I’ve got to elaborate on what I learned, my greatest strengths, specialist knowledge, examples of self-development, where […]
A picture told a thousand stories
By Ashley Cahillane, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I haven’t a question, as such, just a piece of advice or insight from a recent experience. I’ve read this column previously talking about the value of a portfolio and showing people what you can do, rather than just telling them. I never took much notice […]
Seven tips for getting the best out of work placement
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers At Sli Nua Careers, we host quite a few people of various ages on work placement – 40-somethings on back-to-work courses, young adults in college, Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship Programme participants, and Transition Year (TY) teenagers. It is always interesting to see how different people approach these placements, […]
Out with the old, in with the new
By Siobhan O’Malley, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Now that we are well and truly over Christmas and have ditched those unrealistic New Year’s resolutions, let’s talk about…New Year’s resolutions. After last week’s column, I started thinking about what changes you might commit to making in your working life in 2018 to put you in […]
Show me the money, ‘cos I’m worth it
By Breda Garvey, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I love my work – I get on well with my colleagues, I like my work content, my work is convenient to my home and it suits my home life. I do not want to change job, but I believe I should be paid more for […]
Careers Day 2018 aims to help teenagers with career choice
Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, are invited to attend the Claremorris Career Event 2018, which takes place in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, on Saturday, January 20 (11am to 2pm). Last year’s inaugural event attracted a bumper attendance of over 500 students and parents. The list of this year’s guest speakers […]
Employers can lose in interview too
For employers, the stakes are high too. You think it is a disaster if you do not get the job. However, another interview is likely to come along. The employer who hires the wrong person may well have a world of trouble ahead of them, writes Stephanie MacKinnon, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Realising that […]
Job candidate: Confessions of a local authority Interview
Pic source www.pixabay.com By Ashley Cahillane , Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers In recent times, the embargo on public sector recruitment has been lifted. Now that local authorities and other similar bodies are hiring again, it might be a good time to look at one person’s experience in a county council interview, writes Ashley Cahillane, Career Coach, […]